Period pain and the birth control pill?

(To the first girl who responded) What?? YOU need to ask your doctor, you have no idea what you're talking about. You will have your period on any kind of birth control you take, even if it's the Seasonel-type where you only have your period 4 times a year. The only way to not have your period is to a) get pregnant or b) go through menopause.

Different people react different ways to birth control. The Pill was designed the reduce the likelihood of pregnancy. One of the side-effects of The Pill happens to be that MOST women notice reduced period pain, which is a common reason to take it. It's not that everyone experiences the same level of pain. It's only that your body reacts differently to the hormones. It also takes a while for your body to fully adjust to the hormones, so that might just be it, too.

I had really bad period symptoms. Every month, I would throw up each morning and after every meal if what I ate didn't sit right with me, I would be in so much pain that I wold black out from the pain alone. I would be bleeding heavily for at least 7 days, usually about 10 - 12 days. When I was in school I would be out of classes at least for 4 days each month. I started my period at 12, but really began my regular cycles at 13. By 14 i was on birth control and I love it. The cramping is almost non existent, I don't throw at up all, I don't pass out from pain, I only get digestive issues every now and then, and my flow is only 5 days with regular bleeding. I'm 21 now, and I have tried to get off of it, but it just goes right back to how horrible it was, so I just stay on it. I don't take the birth control pills to control birth, I take them to make my periods bearable. It is definitely worth talking with a doctor about.

The pill is a generic term for hundreds of different brands. Some brands have higher levels of estrogen and progesterone and some have lower levels. All are meant to prevent pregnancy and most will regulate your period to a window of 21-28 days. If you are fortunate enough, use of the pill will eliminate or drastically reduce the presence of cramps. I have to take a pill with a lower lever of estrogen because the higher levels cause me to have migraine headaches. It does not cause the same effect in my sisters. The pill does not "level" out your pain with the next person. If you are having increased pain due to cramping on the pill, you need to see your doctor and switch pills. There are hundreds of choices. There are some that will limit your period to 4 times a year. This is definitely a decision that you need to have with your doctor. Higher and lower levels of estrogen can cause different side effects in everyone. Keep trying to find the right one. You will eventually.

It doesn't bring everyone's pain to the same level at all I don't think! It really depends on the brand of pill you are on as to what it does to your cramps, and different pills react in different ways with different people. I was on one pill that made my cramps WORSE than they were before (and I have always had terrible cramps), two that kept them pretty much the same and one that made them better. Overall they are marginally better than when I wasn't on the pill, but they are still bad. Other friends have had different reactions. One friend who had never had even the slightest twinge of pain before was in crippling agony on one brand of the pill. It is just luck/trial and error.

no thats not the case at all - if it has made your period pain worse go back to the doctors as they have different types this one might not agree with you. i cant remember the name of the pill i was on before but it gave me really bad pains in my side when i was on so the dr changed my prescription now my period pain isnt so bad .

if your period pain is the same as before though then this is nothing to worry about as the pill isnt really designed to help period pain its just a side effect and is normally felt by those who have really heavy or really painful periods.

obviously im not a doctor so your best bet would be to discuss it with them.

No the pill will not control pain. It only control when you have your period and how long you have it. If your having pain talk to your doctor about it.

no that is not normal... that is a side effect.. i'd sudgest stop taking the pill and find a different source to your treatment. i would also sudgest seeing your physician for a different pain med.

here are the side effects of birth control pills:

Possible side effects:

amenorrhea (absence of a monthly period)

irregular bleeding

heavy bleeding

abdominal pain

headaches

Every period is different, even in the same girl. Just be grateful you don't have cramps. Stop worrying, you are perfectly normal.

peace

My gyn. put me on the b.c. pill for obvious reasons and to help

relieve the pain of my cramps.

Are you saying that you have began to experience pain since you started taking the pill? I dont know what to say about that.

Except, how long has it been since you had your first period...

umm the pill is a hormonal thing so it can give you cramps even if you have never had them before. I don't think it is suppose to give you cramps, it may justy be a side effect If it gets really bad you can talk to your doctor about a different kind. I think Yaz is a good one as far as amount of hormones.